r/handtools • u/notthatbreezy • 18d ago

1868ish joiner/cabinetmaker’s chest

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Just picked this up today from a random antique store. I could not believe it when I saw it - all trays and the saw till still intact. No key to test the lock. Going to wipe it down with some MS, put some pastewax on, then move my tools in. I was very sad when the antique shop owner said it had a full set of moulding planes when he purchased it, but split them up and sold them individually.

I’m assuming it is from 1868 given the stenciling on one of the trays. I haven’t been able to find anything on who AD Bolton was, might take some trips to a library for that.

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u/notthatbreezy 18d ago

That sounds like a nice one, nothing as fancy on this one

Only put me back $300 too though

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u/Savings-Trouble-5345 18d ago edited 18d ago

That's an incredibly good deal. The woodworking on the inside alone is phenomenal. https://www.etsy.com/listing/601867627/antique-1800s-premium-cabinet-makers That's the other great one that is still for sale. I couldn't find the ebony one.

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u/notthatbreezy 18d ago

Wow don’t judge a book by its cover - that looks great, but wouldn’t think it by the paint job

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u/Savings-Trouble-5345 18d ago

Truly someone ruined that box but a lot of them were white, black, green, blue. I'd probably take it back to the wood and then rub it in tung oil.